frigid

frig·id

adjective \ˈfri-jəd\

Definition of FRIGID

1

a : intensely cold

b : lacking warmth or ardor : indifferent

2

: lacking imaginative qualities : insipid

3

a : abnormally averse to sexual intercourse —used especially of women

b of a female : unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse

— frig·id·ly adverb

— frig·id·ness noun

Examples of FRIGID

1. The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces.
2. She was born into an emotionally frigid family.

Origin of FRIGID

Latin frigidus, from frigēre to be cold; akin to Latin frigus frost, cold, Greek rhigos

First Known Use: 1619

Related to FRIGID

Synonyms

algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, chill, chilly, coldish, cool, coolish, freezing, cold, frosty, gelid, glacial, ice-cold, icy, nipping, nippy, numbing, polar, shivery, snappy, wintry (also wintery)

Antonyms

ardent, blazing, boiling, broiling, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, glowing, hot, igneous, molten, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, seething, sizzling, sultry, sweltering, torrid, ultrahot, warming, white-hot

Related Words

cryogenic, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold; cutting, keen, penetrating, piercing, sharp; bracing, brisk, crisp, invigorating, rigorous; chilled, cooled, frosted, frozen, iced, refrigerated, unheated

Near Antonyms

lukewarm, tepid; heated, overheated, reheated, warmed; snug, toasty, warm; feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed); canicular, equatorial, muggy, steamy, summery, tropical

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with FRIGID

rigid

frig·id

adjective \ˈfrij-əd\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of FRIGID

1

: abnormally averse to sexual intercourse—used especially of women

2

of a female : unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse